Academics call for more research on effectiveness of double demerits

2025-01-02 24

With the Christmas and new year holiday period comes holiday traffic on our roads and in some states, double demerit points to discourage poor behaviour. Governments say the strategy leads to fewer crashes, infringements and fatalities on the roads. But some academics are calling for more peer-reviewed research on the campaigns as their effectiveness haven't been examined for more than 16 years.